Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick applauds legislative approval of Senate Bill 5 and Senate Joint Resolution 3, which create the Dementia ...

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The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate STAAR, the high-stakes standardized test that ...

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Student discipline, uncertified teachers and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the ...

A bill that recently passed through the Texas Senate, which could be considered a statewide ban on abortion pills, sparked a ...

House Bill 46 would allow Texas veterans and expand medical conditions that qualify for the Texas' medical marijuana program.

The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide ...

State Rep. Brad Buckley, a Republican from Salado, said the lengthy tests don’t accurately measure knowledge and place too ...

“ Senate Bill 37 seeks to have higher oversight over universities and and public institutions that are that are state funded,” explained legal expert Jeremy Rosenthal, founding partner with Texas ...

House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3 ...